Transportation
February 1, 2016
U.S. Reps Quigley, Duckworth, and Schakowsky released the following statement in response to the announcement by Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) and the City of Chicago to complete the O’Hare Modernization Program:
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December 22, 2015
Moving forward into 2016, I will continue to use my position in Congress to fight to improve the economy and help increase the safety of families, individuals, and communities across my district, as well as the nation.
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Gun Violence Prevention
November 6, 2015
Rep. Quigley introduced the FAA Community Accountability Act to give local communities a say in the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) decision-making process regarding flight paths.
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November 5, 2015
Rep. Quigley released a statement in response to House passage of H.R. 22, the DRIVE Act, which reauthorizes transportation infrastructure investments for highway and mass transit along with reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank.
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Appropriations
Economy and Jobs
October 26, 2015
Rep. Quigley took his “Mike on the Move” transportation initiative to Bensenville, Illinois with Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Acting Administrator Sarah Feinberg to tour a rail congestion mitigation project.
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Appropriations
October 21, 2015
Reps. Quigley, Newhouse, Lipinski and rail industry urged Congress to act immediately to extend the upcoming deadline for implementing positive train control (PTC) safety technology and prevent a shutdown of the nation’s passenger and freight rail system.
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Appropriations
October 5, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley went “undercover” as a corn farmer on Steve Ruh’s farm in Sugar Grove, Illinois.
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Appropriations
September 30, 2015
Reps. Mike Quigley and Newhouse released the a statement applauding Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders’ introduction of H.R. 3651, Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015.
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Appropriations
September 30, 2015
Rep. Quigley, Senator Durbin and Reps. Duckworth, Foster, Lipinski, and Schakowsky announced that a Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General (IG) investigation concluded that the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) contingency plans and security protocols were insufficient at Chicago air traffic control facilities at the time of a September 26, 2014 fire at the Aurora facility.
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September 29, 2015
Reps. Quigley and Newhouse led a bipartisan letter to House leadership urging Congress to extend the upcoming deadline for implementing Positive Train Control (PTC) safety technology and prevent a shutdown of the nation’s passenger and freight rail system.
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Appropriations